Henderson County, Texas

 

 

Descendants of
GEORGE W. GRAYSON and MANILLA STARNES MERRIT



Generation I, Texas George William Grayson,* b. Feb. 20, 1830 with his parents, George and Cynthia Hanna Grayson from Big Cove, Alabama followed George's uncles, Jackson and Charles Grayson first to Rusk County where George and Cynthia were on the Rusk County census of November 24, 1850. George William married Manilla Starnes Merrit in Rusk County, Texas on January 5, 1854. Manilla first married Samuel J. Merritt and they had daughter, Mary Merritt, born in 1853. George William Grayson m. Manilla Starnes Merrit in Rusk County, TX January 5, 1854. Manilla first married Samuel J. Merritt and they had daughter, Mary, born in 1853. George W. and Manilla had the following children all born in Athens, Texas: 1. Jarome Bonepart Grayson b. Dec. 20, 1854 2. Monterville Grayson b. July 20, 1857; m. Charles C. Stevens before 1890 and moved to California. 3. John W. (Rip) Grayson b. Sept. 22, 1860 4. George W. Grayson b. Dec 9, 1862 5. Sara Cyntha Louella Grayson b. April 16, 1865, m. Charles Lafayette Bateman, March 18, 1881* 6. Ambrose Grayson b. April 2, 1871 7. Maude Grayson b. Jan 17, 1873, m. John (Jack) Cox August 8, 1895 8. Mark Samuel Grayson b. March 18, 1877, m. Mattie Neill Generation II Sara Grayson and Charles LaFayette Bateman had the following children all born in Athens, Texas; All children's surname Bateman: Ethel Octava, b. June 9, 1882 Noel, b. & D. August 1885 Nettie Ann, b. August 30, 1886 John Willia, b. Feb. 24, 1890 Mary B.(Myrt) b. Aug 4, 1892, d. after 1997, California Preston P. b. Dec 24, 1894 Artie Jewel b. Jan. 14, 1897 d. October 24, 1991, California* Roy LaFayette b. Feb 12, 1899 Clemmie Gladys b. Nov 30, 1901 Collon Ophelia b. June 24, 1906 Generation III Artie Jewel Bateman m. Jesse Jarome Elledge January 17, 1917, Henderson County, Texas North of Athens in Bethel community. Artie and Jarome Elledge had the following children: Cynthia O. Elledge b. March 6, 1919 m. Max J. Snider * Jarome W. Elledge b. Feb. 9, 1921 m. Alta Faye Tidwell Eunice Elizabeth E. b. Feb. 24, 1923 m. Melvin Moran Grayson LaRue E. b. May 27, 1925 d. at birth Imogene Marie E. b. May 11, 1929 m. Richard Cook Jesse Lawrence E. b. May 25, 1931 m. Rebecca Daniels Generation V Cynthia Snider and Maxwell Jospeh Snider had the following children; 1. Richard Joseph Snider b. November 30, 1946, Tulsa Oklahoma 2. James Grayson Snider b. May 8, 1982, Corpus Christi, Texas Generation VI Richard Snider m. Deborah Kaye Meikle Sept. 28, 1973 in Dallas, TX. They adopted: 1. Shea Elizabeth Snider b. June 8, 1992, Dallas, Texas 2. Chloe Joseph Snider b. April 19, 1995, Dallas, Texas
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